http://www.motionappsreport.com Tracking Developents in Motion-Control-Driven Applications Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:30:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kodak announced their new Kodak Theater HD Player on Friday. In many ways this new product seems to line up as a "me too" in the digital media player ecosystem -- support for 720p HDMI output, photo sharing, music sharing, etc. It does have a nice lineup of partners ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/07/31/kodak-announces-a-motion-controlled-hd-media-player/ Sony Ericsson announced today a new mobile phone optimized for gamers and utilizing motion sensing. The F305 is a quad band GSM/EDGE phone isn't S-E's first phone with accelerometers built-in, but it is the first in the company's gaming phone line to incorporate motion control. Several games will be included with ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/06/17/sony-ericsson-launches-a-gaming-phone-with-a-motion-sensing-interface/ The New York Times has an excellent article in its "Basics" section describing motion sensors and their use in a variety of consumer applications. Well worth the read , you can find it here http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/06/01/the-new-york-times-provides-an-excellent-primer-on-motion-apps/ Rumors have been flying over the past few weeks about Microsoft's plans for adding motion control to the Xbox 360 platform. First, MTV broke news about the development of the new motion controller that: ...isn't much different in functionality or design from Nintendo's Wii remote, but comes with four face buttons, an ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/23/the-rumor-mill-is-churning-about-xbox-360-and-motion-sensing/ We had the chance recently to speak with Satayan Mahajan, chairman of Motus Corp. and CEO of Motus Games, to talk about the company’s forthcoming motion-sensing Darwin game controller. Mahajan says the Darwin will be out sometime in Q4 of 2008 or Q1 of 2009 -- the uncertainty isn't entirely the ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/23/discussing-darwin-and-grand-theft-not-auto-with-motus/ The New York Times has an interesting article today about the audience for Wii games. The bottom line is that the console is appealing to a large number of people beyond the hardcore gamers who seem to be making up the PS3 and Xbox 360 markets. That's great on ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/21/an-unexpected-downside-of-motion-control-not-so-fast/ Samsung was in the news today with word of a patent application for a gesture-based mobile phone interface. The system uses the phone's camera (ala GestureTek) to track hand motions as an interface alternative to the now (almost) ubiquitous touchscreen. As the picture below shows, Samsung has defined a ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/18/samsung-files-a-patent-application-for-gesture-controlled-mobile-phones/ Nokia Research Center's MARA project isn't the only research project incorporating GPS, motion sensors and mapping applications. Enkin is a project designed by Rafael Spring and Max Braun from Universitat Koblenz-Landau, and submitted by the pair for the first round of Google's Android Developer Challenge. Their description of the project pretty much ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/16/another-motion-enabled-mobile-enhanced-reality-concept/ Nokia Research Center Mobile Augmented Reality Applications (MARA) concept is a fascinating look at where motion sensing in the mobile platform can go. The system combines (externally at the moment) a 3 axis accelerometer, GPS and a compass with a S60 Nokia handset. These sensors work with the phones camera to ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/16/nokia-research-center-sees-a-motion-enabled-future-beyond-gaming/ This EE Times article is worth a read to get a temperature check on the current analyst community feelings on where motion sensing component (i.e., accelerometer) pricing is today and where it needs to be to become a mass market technology. The article quotes analysts from ABI Research and Bourne Research ... http://www.motionappsreport.com/2008/04/08/interesting-ee-times-piece-on-just-where-motion-sensing-components-fit-into-the-mass-market/